NHL Daily – Florida Winnings

It would be some Florida winnings as both the Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning would win their games at home.

NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, December 6th, 2023

News

• The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that they have fined Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jake Walman.
  • Walman was fined $2,500 for high sticking Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner on Tuesday night.

Detroit’s Jake Walman has been fined $2,500 for high-sticking Buffalo’s Jeff Skinner.

— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 6, 2023

• The Ottawa Senators announced that they have appointed Jacques Martin as Senior Advisor to the Coaching Staff.
  • Martin spent nine seasons (Jan. 24th, 1996 – April 2004) behind Ottawa’s bench and posted a 341-255-96 (.562) regular-season record with the franchise.

Welcome back Jacques!

The #Sens have appointed Jacques Martin as the Senior Advisor to the Coaching Staff.

📰: https://t.co/sleVqYPDYp pic.twitter.com/nrIiH6ZTNY

— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) December 6, 2023

• The Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets would make a trade.
  • The Sabres would acquire forward Eric Robinson.
  • The Blue Jackets would acquire a conditional 2025 7th Round Pick.

We have acquired forward Eric Robinson from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.

Details: https://t.co/7TTHknowwX pic.twitter.com/coaY9uS48l

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) December 6, 2023

Game Recaps

Dallas Stars v. Florida Panthers – 7p ET

• In Florida the Panthers would play host to the Dallas Stars, and in the first period Radek Faksa would score for the Stars, but the Panthers would get goals from Evan Rodrigues and Sam Reinhart would give the Panthers the 2-1 lead. In the second period Carter Verhaeghe would score to grow the Panthers lead to two. Then in the third period the Stars would get goals from Mason Marchment, Evgenii Dadonov, and Thomas Harley, but goals from Aleksander Barkov and Rodrigues would give the Panthers the 5-4 victory over the Stars.

HOME DUB

🗣️ CATS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/LpER6csR8W

— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) December 7, 2023

Pittsburgh Penguins v. Tampa Bay Lightning – 7p ET

• In Tampa Bay the Lightning would play host to the Pittsburgh Penguins, and in the first period Anthony Cirelli would score to give the Bolts the 1-0 lead. In the second period Nikita Kucherov and Tanner Jeannot would score to give the Bolts the 3-0 lead. Then in the third period Jake Guentzel would score for the Pens, but it would not be enough as the Lightning would go on to defeat the Penguins 3-1.

#BOLTSWIN!!!!! pic.twitter.com/SyWTzMPyzI

— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) December 7, 2023

Late Games

• Vegas Golden Knights v. St. Louis Blues – 9p ET

The dad magic is back!!!#VegasBorn | #TheGoldenAge pic.twitter.com/zelimXOB7o

— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) December 7, 2023

• Carolina Hurricanes v. Edmonton Oilers – 930p ET

😤 FIVE IN A ROW 😤

The #Oilers defeat the Hurricanes 6-1 at @RogersPlace.#LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/6EpoCjSQQf

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 7, 2023

Today’s Games

• BUF v. BOS – 7p ET
• SJ v. DET – 7p ET
• LA v. MON – 7p ET
• TOR v. OTT – 7p ET
• CLB v. NYI – 730p ET
• DAL v. WAS – 8p ET
• TB v. NAS – 8p ET
• ANA v. CHI – 830p ET
• PHI v. ARI – 9p ET
• CAR v. CAL – 9p ET
• WIN v. COL – 9p ET
• MIN v. VAN – 10p ET
• NJ v. SEA – 1030p ET

Noteworthy in Hockey

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